I am thrilled to expand on Kos'
exciting rumor that Lowell Weicker might challenge Joe Lieberman as an independent progressive candidate:
Remember, Lieberman took out Weicker from the right, and any Weicker run would take on Lieberman on the war. Weicker is an opponent of Bush's War. Lieberman is one of its chief enablers. But really, the chances of this happening are as slight as DeLay being indicted.
Oh.
What about employing the same strategy and a similar type of candidate -- a popular former statewide office holder -- to take on Dianne Feinstein in 2006? As I've said before, DiFi must be challenged from the left in order to put a scare into the DLC, excite the base, attract the millions of populist progressive independents to the election and institute shock therapy for the Democratic establishment that has sadly gotten hooked Republican economic policy.
(More on Jerry Brown ...)
My best first choice is former California Governor and current Mayor of Oakland
Jerry Brown. 2006 is looking to be a disastrous year for the CA-GOP with Schwarzenegger leading the party, so it looks to be a once-in-a-lifetime chance to unseat a powerful but useless Democratic senator -- DiFi -- with a dynamic progressive candidate and still hold the seat in the face of a weak GOP bench and high voter turnout. I think such a candidacy could work from within or from outside the Democratic party.
And with two strong progressive revolts against the two worst Democratic senators on both coasts, the DLC would begin to shatter and collapse under the pressure.
Let's recruit Jerry Brown for Senate in 2006!